They should give another evidence that they’re still on it. I don’t doubt their explanation with the Unity issues, but it doesn’t help against the bad feelings we have when it’s yet another few months after the latest update. I want this to end, too.

I'm getting sucked down into the paranoia vortex myself. It's pretty discouraging we haven't heard anything from them in what I'm pretty sure is over a month. I don't WANT to spread horrible ideas, but this just wreaks of cancellation. OK, fine, maybe I never get the lizard and bat between two joy cons: at least they can give us an update on the DLC.

I was considering making a post about this myself... but I'm so conflicted between the part of me that wants to be optimistic, and the part that is getting seriously paranoid. The silence just seems like such a terrible sign. I've been coming here significantly less because what is there to say beyond "no update still." Can someone with Twitter pester them about their lack of updates? I've heard they respond on Twitter.

baker_boy0017 wrote:The silence just seems like such a terrible sign. I've been coming here significantly less because what is there to say beyond "no update still." Can someone with Twitter pester them about their lack of updates? I've heard they respond on Twitter.

What a timing for that thread: The game finally comes to the Switch on December 14th, contains an own achievement systems, the major patch, more optimization with the help of both Nintendo and Unity and will run with 900p in docked mode (and 600p in handheld mode, which wouldn’t matter, since Mario+Rabbids has a similar resolution achieved to look very clean). I guess it’s going to be 30fps for the game, but more stable. Anything else would be a miracle.

Phew, what a relief! Now I hope it’ll be as good as it sounds and that Playtonic can move on to new projects (with better planning/execution due to this experience)!

That was fairly coincidental. December 14th is a surprise to me, I'd have expected at least a month's heads up.

Now the real question is when can we expect to get the first DLC. We get the initial Switch version, but when do we get the Switch + first free DLC that backers paid for version?

I assume that "major patch" is what was DLC for the other systems. But that's not DLC for Switch. That's like saying Skyrim or Rocket League on Switch comes with Day negative 942 DLC. That patch is the base part of the game in the Switch Port, so we'd still need to see the promised first free DLC.

Exaskryz wrote:That was fairly coincidental. December 14th is a surprise to me, I'd have expected at least a month's heads up.

Now the real question is when can we expect to get the first DLC. We get the initial Switch version, but when do we get the Switch + first free DLC that backers paid for version?

I assume that "major patch" is what was DLC for the other systems. But that's not DLC for Switch. That's like saying Skyrim or Rocket League on Switch comes with Day negative 942 DLC. That patch is the base part of the game in the Switch Port, so we'd still need to see the promised first free DLC.

The big update was certainly not the DLC. I guess they're going to work on it after the Switch version is released.

Exaskryz wrote:Now the real question is when can we expect to get the first DLC. We get the initial Switch version, but when do we get the Switch + first free DLC that backers paid for version?

I assume that "major patch" is what was DLC for the other systems. But that's not DLC for Switch. That's like saying Skyrim or Rocket League on Switch comes with Day negative 942 DLC. That patch is the base part of the game in the Switch Port, so we'd still need to see the promised first free DLC.

Yeah no, that would be very bold of Playtonic if they considered a major polish patch a DLC for any system. No, I think they're onto it once they sent the final release for the Switch version to Nintendo. I think (as I wrote somewhere else) that parts of the team (like the design department) already started working on the DLC when the rest was busy with the porting process to Switch. So it might not be too far off till we hear something about it.

I don't expect them to run into technical problems with this either, since the framework now stands on every system.

While I'm a bit shocked they don't have more DLC to show us, porting to Switch may have just been a much more involved process than at first thought. Regardless, I'm sure they have some DLC started - they basically told us as much a few months ago. Oh well: I'll still have plenty of fun playing through the game on Switch while waiting for the DLC. I think this will be like my 4th or 5th time playing it.

I've noticed that... I just can't bring myself to replay Mario Odyssey, because a lot of the WOW factor is gone that second time. There is SO much in that game that starting over seems silly. But Yooka Laylee still has that nice balance of lots of things to collect without going way too far. It is perfect for replayability!